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What is the difference between minerals and ores?
Distinguish the terms minerals and ores.
Distinguish Between
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| Sr. No. | Minerals | Ores |
| 1. | Minerals are the natural inorganic substances that exist in earth’s crust. | Ores are the Minerals from which metal can be extracted economically and conveniently. |
| 2. | They have a definite crystalline structure. | They do not have a definite crystalline structure. |
| 3. | All minerals are not ores. | All ores are not minerals. |
| 4. | Minerals may or may not contain a good percentage of metals. | Ore always contains a good percentage of metal. |
| 5. | Example: Clay is the mineral of Aluminium. | Example: Bauxite and Cryolite are the ores of Aluminium. |
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